Our day began at sunrise and it such a great treat to end our
time in Africa. Mom and I climbed
to the top of hut and watched the sun rise…so pretty!
It was about a 4 hour drive to Nairobi. I can hardly wait to see the
children. As we entered Mathare
Valley, one of the oldest and biggest slums in Kenya, I was amazed at what I
was seeing.
No words can explain what I saw. Some of the poorest people
live in Mathare Valley. We drove
for several minutes and made a turn down this side road, and the most wonderful
site and sound was there. The
children of the New Mercy care Academy were lining the streets and signing to
welcome us. All I could do was
smile…mom and gram got teary eyed and where overcome with joy!
We went into the school and were shown around to the
classrooms. The classrooms were so small, broken down and dirty. I am not sure how they are able to
learn in such classrooms. Despite
the appearance of the classrooms the children were happy and felt loved. We visited each classroom. When we
entered their classroom, they asked if they could sing us a song. They were so proud of their class and
having us visit them. Each class
performed a song for us and the older students did a play. It was very impressive and I enjoyed it
so much. They served lunch to all
of us. Mom had gone to take pictures and shortly after she called me into a
classroom. It was a classroom of 9
& 10 year old boys and girls.
They were so interested in talking with me. I spent the next hour or so
in this room with these children. I
taught them to dance and we talked about all the things we do in the USA.
We ended our time at the school with them giving us Gifts
and us saying good-bye. Our time
was short at the school but I so loved the children. It was sad to see the
conditions they live in, but the children were so happy!
We went to the guesthouse and rested until we go to the
airport later tonight. Our flight
leaves at 3:30am. It is going to
be a long trip home, but we are heading home!
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